this is not the american experience, the american dream they planned. >> woodruff: whatever the arguments are on and around college campuses, the larger challenge facing the obama camp is the toll the economy has taken on the younger generation. many have come of age seeing their family's financial struggles. they themselves are facing an unfriendly job market. with an unemployment rate of over 12% for 20- to 24-year- olds. and unemployment that jumps to 20% for those who are under 20. at a jobs fair in colorado, another swing state both candidates want to win, 24-year- old laura wulf has been searching for work since june. wulf is also paying for college. >> i had to end up moving back home with my parents so that's added a great burden on them, on me it's stressed our family life and it's stressed me and my fiance out quite a bit and it's just really hard. >> woodruff: a declared independent, wulf says she voted reluctantly for mr. obama in 2008 and says she'll likely give him more time to fix an ailing economy. >> i think he's done okay but he had one heck of mess he had to walk into w